Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch
ON THE RECORD · 20 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“A post referencing the death of Charlie Kirk was removed from our account. We recognized the post could be misconstrued and that's why it came down. We have also addressed this issue internally.”
Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-23
Lincoln-Goldfinch publicly addressed the deleted post issue for the first time in a statement to Fox News Digital.
“My heart goes out to the family of Charlie Kirk,”
Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-23
Lincoln-Goldfinch wrote the condolence message in a LinkedIn post last year following the shooting of Charlie Kirk.
“How do you resist getting shot in the neck? Does Charlie Kirk have any advice on that?”
Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-23
Lincoln-Goldfinch wrote the post, which was later deleted and re-surfaced in a screenshot by retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Larry Brock Jr.
“Incidents like these are a painful reminder that none of us is truly safe from gun violence. We owe it to each other to process this event with compassion and seriousness, and also to approach solutions with equal seriousness.”
Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-23
Lincoln-Goldfinch wrote this in a LinkedIn post last year offering condolences to the Kirk family.
“we will continue fighting to protect his rights.”
Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-22
Lincoln-Goldfinch said Perez still requires medical care and that the bullet remains lodged in his body.
“For now, we have secured a temporary block on his deportation while his case moves forward.”
Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-22
Lincoln-Goldfinch announced on Facebook that her office secured a temporary block on Perez's deportation while his federal lawsuit moves forward.
“That means Wilber cannot be deported in the meantime,”
Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-22
Lincoln-Goldfinch wrote on Facebook that a judge ordered Perez be present for a Sept. 30 hearing, preventing deportation in the meantime.
“The truck chased him and sideswiped him again. And the agents came out and shot him in the back of the neck and pulled him out of the car,”
Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-22
Lincoln-Goldfinch described how ICE agents pursued Perez, sideswiped his truck, and shot him in the back of the neck after he made a U-turn while delivering a DoorDash order.
“He reports that during the transfer he was handcuffed, shackled at the ankles, placed in a waist chain, and handled roughly despite his gunshot injury,”
Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
Lincoln-Goldfinch described how her client was handcuffed and shackled during transfer back to hospital despite his gunshot injury.
“and I feel very confident he is in a lot of pain right now as we speak.”
Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
Lincoln-Goldfinch said no one had told her or Garcés Perez's wife about his treatment or condition.
“unmarked black truck sideswiped him.”
Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
Lincoln-Goldfinch described the incident, saying Garces Perez was delivering DoorDash when an unmarked black truck sideswiped him.
“We are deeply concerned that his wife and family have not been permitted to see him and have not received a meaningful update regarding his current condition or whereabouts,”
Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
Lincoln-Goldfinch said in a statement that the family had not been allowed to see Garcés Perez or receive updates on his condition.
“significant swelling and pain”
Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
The lawyer described Garcés Perez's ongoing symptoms from the gunshot that fractured his clavicle.
“And he was yelling in agony, and the call cut off. That was all she knew.”
Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch · said 2026-09-20 · reported 2026-09-21
Lincoln-Goldfinch described the phone call Garcés Perez's wife received from him after the shooting.
“We learned that at 4:00 he still had a bullet lodged in his back. He was shot here in his back, and they didn't take the bullet out, and they didn't give him pain medication. And they transferred him to ICE, to a processing center, where he spent the night without a bed,”
Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
Lincoln-Goldfinch claimed Garces Perez did not receive sufficient medical care, with a bullet remaining lodged in his back hours after the shooting.
“There is absolutely zero justification for having shot him in the back of the neck. And this is why we're calling for a stop to ICE traffic stops. ICE officers are over armed, overpaid, under trained and violent. They don't know how to safely conduct traffic stops.”
Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
Lincoln-Goldfinch called for a stop to ICE traffic stops, accusing ICE officers of being over-armed, under-trained, and violent.
“No one has told me or Wilber’s wife what the treatment was or how he’s doing,”
Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
Lincoln-Goldfinch said her priority was to find Garcés Perez and verify his condition.
“We not only were lied to and told that he wasn’t there, but we were thrown off the hospital grounds by several officers who treated us as trespassers,”
Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
Lincoln-Goldfinch said she and Garcés Perez's wife were escorted from the hospital premises.
“We are fed up with ICE and DHS telling us lies about what has happened in these incidents where people are being murdered and shot,”
Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
Lincoln-Goldfinch condemned accounts from federal agents, claiming ICE and DHS officials do not tell the truth about such incidents.
“Today at 12:30, Wilber called his wife to tell her that he had been shot,”
Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch · said 2026-09-20 · reported 2026-09-21
Lincoln-Goldfinch described in an interview late Sunday the call Garcés Perez's wife received from him after the shooting.